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Yes, he has over 1200 gold coins, while I have 62 of them.

The most I have ever paid for a coin (the price includes the "buyer's premium", shipping, insurance and credit card payment fee) is 7244,74 EUR, which is 7844,78 USD, for this one: https://coinsnb.com/pre-bid/?id=24160

 

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Nice, I think I recall seeing that one, probably on here? Do you use zeno.ru also? I am quite busy on that site. Mostly Indian coins I collect, and other Asian coins as well.

 

Yes, I have posted it on various threads here.

Rarely, but I do visit it.

I am currently mostly focused on collecting Iranian (one of my goals in regards to coin collecting is to acquire at least 1 coin from each dynasty that has ruled Iran (or at least large parts of it)) and Indian coins.

 

I like Parthian coins. Only have 3 now, and this is the newest one. Got it from Frank Robinson auction online. What do you think? I have it pegged as Vardanes I, AR Drachm.

 

Sorry, maybe this is off thread, but then, Iran is almost next door and borders changed a lot over the centuries in this part of the world.

 

I like it.

This is my only Parthian coin: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225022013742

 

Mughal Silver Rupee of Jahangir (minted in Ahmadnagar sometime between 1605 and 1627):

 

Aurangzeb Alamgir, Rupee, Ajmer, AH1113/Ry.45

 

Sikh Silver Rupee of Ranjit Singh (minted in Amritsar in 1826):

 

Hyderabad, Mir Usman Ali Khan, AR Rupee, AH1337 Ry.8 (1919AD)

 

Cool, thanks! I never saw that one before, except on the coins.

 

I took the picture in January - it was a fun trip.

 

Here is another Hyderabad, AR 4 annas, AH1362-1943AD. 2.89 grams, 20 mm D.

 

Jumping back a few centuries....

 

Pre-Mauryan AR Karshapana, c.600-321 BC

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh listening to Guru Granth Sahib being recited near the Akal Takht and Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Painting by Ágoston Schoefft (1809–1888), dated 1850, from the Princess Bamba Collection, Lahore Fort.

The Vikrama Samvat is a Hindu lunisolar calendar, which means it is based on both the phases of the moon and the solar year. It has months that follow the lunar cycle but occasionally adjusts with an extra month to align with the solar year.

 

Those Sikh rupees are nice, and usually right pricey. I have bid on them a number of times and always got beat out. Here is another rupee, Orcha, AH1214-Ry.4, Vikramajit Mahendra.